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Table 1 Who is responsible for proposed solutions to excessive sugar intake stratified by source proposing the solution

From: Examining the news media reaction to a national sugary beverage tax in South Africa: a quantitative content analysis

 

Actor responsible for solution:

Industry voluntary (n = 29)

Government regulations (n = 141)

NGO(n = 1)

Individual(n = 26)

Source proposing the solution:

Industry

38.3%a

11.2%b

0.0%

23.4%

Government

31.7%

46.3%a

100.0%

27.7%

Academic

16.7%b

23.8%

0.0%

23.4%

Economist

1.7%

1.9%

0.0%

0.0%

NGO

8.3%

12.6%

0.0%

10.6%

Private Citizen

3.3%

4.2%

0.0%

14.9%

 

Total

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

  1. aSignificantly greater percentage than expected based on overall prevalence of source
  2. bSignificantly lower percentage than expected based on overall prevalence of source